Utilities were the worst-performing sector again Friday, while consumer staples, health care and financials, areas that offer yield but have not been bid up solely for their dividends, were in the best shape.
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It is now hard to offer a yield that, after fees, looks attractive to retail investors.
This development is important for investors as REITs invest in real estate, get special tax considerations and offer high yield.
Were the company to pay out 50% of free cash flow, he contends, the company could offer a yield of 9%.
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After the whirlwind, Mr. Mimani said he is taking a more bullish view on gold, especially gold mining stocks, because their dividend payouts now offer a yield of about 4%.
All in all, a Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae should offer a yield at least half a point over the comparable Treasury before you even give it a second look.
It has hardly surprising that the Real will become the poster child of the hot money flow in the FX market, after all it does offer a yield return that is over 10 times what can be found on quality Euro Zone debt.
Stockmarkets in America and Europe now offer a dividend yield that is higher than the yield on government bonds, something that has happened only rarely in the past 50 years.
These funds offer a little bit higher yield, and a little lower duration so they offer a little more protection in case interest rates were to rise.
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Australia is attractive to some given the low cost of debt and decent yield on offer.
Local currency debt come with higher coupons (yield at offer, and par), but come with the added risk of currency devaluation.
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Since longer-maturity bonds offers higher yield in the current market, this kind of debt is mostly purchased by mutual funds, which want to offer a high-yield product to investors.
These properties offer investors the highest yield, but are also heavily dependent upon Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement that are under budgetary pressure and could be cut as Congress deals with the deficit.
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Finally, realize that even in the current low interest rate environment, short-term, low-yield bonds offer the advantage of liquidity and little downside risk, allowing them to potentially play an important role in your portfolio.
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As you might expect, the best rated companies pay the lowest yield since they offer the most stability.
Many fund companies, including Vanguard Group, offer online tax-equivalent yield calculators.
Even after his latest rate cut, Mr Singh reassured savers that the schemes would still offer an inflation-adjusted yield of 6.3% a year.
Pinnacle said in its prospectus that it is targeting an 18-cent quarterly dividend, which would imply a 3.6% annual yield based on the offer price.
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These stocks may not offer as much in the way of yield but provide the opportunity for earnings growth.
Pinnacle said in its prospectus that it's targeting an 18-cent quarterly dividend, which would imply a 3.8% annual yield based on the midpoint offer price.
Robotics: Six presenting firms offer robotic and software systems to maximize yield and productivity including Energid Technologies that has developed a robotic citrus harvesting system that automatically finds and removes fruit at a lower cost than manual harvesting, and Vision Robotics that will use stereo vision-based robots to pick, prune and other tasks on specialty crops.
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The deal is expected to have an initial annual return of about 7%, above the 5% yield and lower that similar properties offer in larger markets.
For investors hunting for yield, bonds from the region offer a better return than those from more developed markets, although some money managers are growing more cautious on the region.
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